Buffsend Insights

Expert strategies, tips, and insights on cold email outreach and email marketing

The Art of Cold Emailing: Building Relationships Through Your Inbox

May 10, 2024

The Art of Cold Emailing: Building Relationships Through Your Inbox

Discover how to transform cold emails from impersonal sales pitches into meaningful relationship builders that generate responses.

Crafting Subject Lines That Get Your Cold Emails Opened

May 15, 2024

Crafting Subject Lines That Get Your Cold Emails Opened

Learn the psychology behind high-performing email subject lines and discover formulas that consistently achieve 50%+ open rates.

From Cold to Sold: Building Effective Email Sequences That Convert

May 22, 2024

From Cold to Sold: Building Effective Email Sequences That Convert

How to structure multi-step email sequences that nurture cold prospects through your sales funnel and increase conversion rates.

Personalization at Scale: The Secret to Effective Cold Outreach

May 29, 2024

Personalization at Scale: The Secret to Effective Cold Outreach

How to make each recipient feel like your email was crafted just for them, even when sending thousands of messages.

Cold Email Analytics: Metrics That Matter and How to Improve Them

June 5, 2024

Cold Email Analytics: Metrics That Matter and How to Improve Them

Beyond open rates: The key performance indicators you should be tracking and how to systematically improve each one.

Legal Compliance in Cold Emailing: Navigating CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and Beyond

June 12, 2024

Legal Compliance in Cold Emailing: Navigating CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and Beyond

How to ensure your cold email campaigns remain compliant with major regulations while still being effective.

The Psychology of Persuasion in Cold Emails: Triggers That Drive Action

June 19, 2024

The Psychology of Persuasion in Cold Emails: Triggers That Drive Action

Understanding the psychological principles that make recipients take action after receiving your cold emails.

B2B vs. B2C Cold Emailing: Adapting Your Strategy for Different Audiences

June 26, 2024

B2B vs. B2C Cold Emailing: Adapting Your Strategy for Different Audiences

How to tailor your approach when targeting businesses versus individual consumers with your cold email campaigns.

Follow-Up Mastery: Turning Silence Into Conversations

July 3, 2024

Follow-Up Mastery: Turning Silence Into Conversations

The art and science of follow-up emails: when to send them, what to say, and how to break through the no-response barrier.

Cold Email Templates That Actually Work (And Why)

July 10, 2024

Cold Email Templates That Actually Work (And Why)

A breakdown of 10 battle-tested cold email templates with detailed explanations of why each element works.

Email Authentication: Understanding SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

July 17, 2024

Email Authentication: Understanding SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

A comprehensive guide to email authentication protocols and how implementing them properly can dramatically improve your deliverability.

IP Warming: The Essential Guide to Building Sender Reputation

July 24, 2024

IP Warming: The Essential Guide to Building Sender Reputation

Learn the step-by-step process for warming up a new IP address to maximize deliverability and protect your sender reputation.

Email List Hygiene: Best Practices for Improved Deliverability

July 31, 2024

Email List Hygiene: Best Practices for Improved Deliverability

Discover essential list maintenance strategies that will keep your emails reaching the inbox instead of spam folders.

Avoiding Spam Filters: Content Best Practices for Deliverability

August 7, 2024

Avoiding Spam Filters: Content Best Practices for Deliverability

A detailed guide to creating email content that passes through spam filters and reaches your subscribers' inboxes reliably.

Essential Email Deliverability Metrics You Should Be Monitoring

August 14, 2024

Essential Email Deliverability Metrics You Should Be Monitoring

The key metrics that indicate the health of your email deliverability and actionable steps to improve them.

Email Frequency and Deliverability: Finding the Perfect Sending Cadence

August 21, 2024

Email Frequency and Deliverability: Finding the Perfect Sending Cadence

How to determine the optimal email frequency that maximizes engagement without harming your deliverability.

The Impact of Email Design on Deliverability: Best Practices for Inbox Success

August 28, 2024

The Impact of Email Design on Deliverability: Best Practices for Inbox Success

Learn how design choices affect your email deliverability and discover best practices for creating emails that reach the inbox.

Transactional Email Deliverability: Best Practices for Critical Customer Communications

September 4, 2024

Transactional Email Deliverability: Best Practices for Critical Customer Communications

Specialized strategies to ensure your transactional emails always reach customers when they need them most.

How Apple Mail Privacy Protection Impacts Email Deliverability

September 11, 2024

How Apple Mail Privacy Protection Impacts Email Deliverability

Understand Apple's Mail Privacy Protection (MPP), its effects on open rate tracking, and how to adapt your deliverability strategies.

Understanding Email Deliverability

September 15, 2024

Understanding Email Deliverability

Learn the key factors influencing whether your emails land in the inbox or the spam folder.

Cold Email Best Practices

September 20, 2024

Cold Email Best Practices

Essential dos and don'ts for effective and respectful cold email outreach that gets results.

Optimizing Email Subject Lines

September 25, 2024

Optimizing Email Subject Lines

Craft subject lines that grab attention, spark curiosity, and improve your open rates.

A/B Testing Your Cold Emails: A Practical Guide

September 30, 2024

A/B Testing Your Cold Emails: A Practical Guide

Learn how to systematically test and improve your cold email campaigns using A/B testing.

Essential Cold Email Metrics to Track

October 5, 2024

Essential Cold Email Metrics to Track

Go beyond open rates and track the metrics that truly measure cold email success.

Bulk Email Deliverability Foundations: How to Consistently Reach the Inbox

August 08, 2025

Bulk Email Deliverability Foundations: How to Consistently Reach the Inbox

The essential technical and strategic pillars behind high-volume inbox placement.

Mastering Bulk Emailing: Best Practices That Scale

August 08, 2025

Mastering Bulk Emailing: Best Practices That Scale

A practical framework for high-volume sending without sacrificing reputation or results.

Bulk Email List Hygiene Playbook

August 08, 2025

Bulk Email List Hygiene Playbook

A step-by-step approach to keeping large lists clean, compliant, and responsive.

Writing Subject Lines for Bulk Sends

August 08, 2025

Writing Subject Lines for Bulk Sends

Proven patterns and tests that lift opens at scale without harming reputation.

Sequencing Strategy for High-Volume Outreach

August 08, 2025

Sequencing Strategy for High-Volume Outreach

How to construct multi-touch sequences that scale and stay compliant.

Compliance and Ethics in Bulk Email

August 08, 2025

Compliance and Ethics in Bulk Email

Practical guidance for lawful, respectful, and effective large-scale emailing.

Scaling Senders Without Hurting Reputation

August 08, 2025

Scaling Senders Without Hurting Reputation

Infrastructure and strategy to add more volume safely.

Measuring Bulk Campaign ROI Beyond Opens

August 08, 2025

Measuring Bulk Campaign ROI Beyond Opens

Attribution and metrics that truly reflect revenue impact.

Personalization at Scale in Bulk Email

August 08, 2025

Personalization at Scale in Bulk Email

Tactics to make messages feel 1:1 without breaking workflows.

Troubleshooting Deliverability Drops at Scale

August 08, 2025

Troubleshooting Deliverability Drops at Scale

A diagnostic checklist to quickly identify and fix delivery issues.

Bulk Email Cadence Strategy: Timing, Frequency, and Pacing That Scales

August 08, 2025

Bulk Email Cadence Strategy: Timing, Frequency, and Pacing That Scales

Design cadence that preserves deliverability while increasing output.

Landing Pages for Bulk Email: Turning Attention into Action

August 08, 2025

Landing Pages for Bulk Email: Turning Attention into Action

Build fast, aligned landing pages that convert bulk email traffic.

Sender Reputation Monitoring: The Dashboard That Keeps Bulk Email Healthy

August 08, 2025

Sender Reputation Monitoring: The Dashboard That Keeps Bulk Email Healthy

Minimal metrics and slices to catch problems before they spread.

From Cold to Warm: Migration Strategy for Bulk Email Programs

August 08, 2025

From Cold to Warm: Migration Strategy for Bulk Email Programs

A safe progression from cold to warm without burning reputation.

Bulk Email Copy Checklist: Clarity, Relevance, and Trust at Scale

August 08, 2025

Bulk Email Copy Checklist: Clarity, Relevance, and Trust at Scale

A simple preflight for copy that scales quality across teams.

Re‑engagement Campaigns for Bulk Email: Win Back Attention Safely

August 08, 2025

Re‑engagement Campaigns for Bulk Email: Win Back Attention Safely

Design win‑back motions that protect deliverability and trust.

Inbox Placement Diagnostics: A Practical Checklist for Bulk Senders

August 08, 2025

Inbox Placement Diagnostics: A Practical Checklist for Bulk Senders

A fast triage to isolate issues and recover stability.

Bulk Email QA Process: Ship Faster Without Surprises

August 08, 2025

Bulk Email QA Process: Ship Faster Without Surprises

A lean QA flow that scales with volume and prevents incidents.

The Anatomy of High-Converting Email Copy

August 08, 2025

The Anatomy of High-Converting Email Copy

Structure and copy patterns that consistently earn replies and clicks.

Email Copy Frameworks for B2B Teams

August 08, 2025

Email Copy Frameworks for B2B Teams

Lightweight frameworks to write faster and scale what works.

Email Design Best Practices: Readable, Fast, and Accessible

August 08, 2025

Email Design Best Practices: Readable, Fast, and Accessible

Design choices that boost readability and conversion across clients.

HTML Email Development Guide: Tables, Clients, and Testing

August 08, 2025

HTML Email Development Guide: Tables, Clients, and Testing

Practical techniques for robust, cross-client HTML emails.

Copywriting for Newsletters: Consistent Value, Clear Voice

August 08, 2025

Copywriting for Newsletters: Consistent Value, Clear Voice

A simple format that keeps publishing steady and valuable.

Designing Accessible Emails: Inclusive by Default

August 08, 2025

Designing Accessible Emails: Inclusive by Default

Accessibility practices that improve UX and conversion for everyone.

CTA Design for Emails: Make the Next Step Obvious

August 08, 2025

CTA Design for Emails: Make the Next Step Obvious

Copy and layout patterns that increase click confidence.

Copy Editing Checklist for Emails: Ship Clean, Clear Messages

August 08, 2025

Copy Editing Checklist for Emails: Ship Clean, Clear Messages

A five-minute pass that prevents costly mistakes.

Email Templates That Scale: Modular by Design

August 08, 2025

Email Templates That Scale: Modular by Design

A block-based approach to fast, consistent, testable emails.

Dark Mode Email Design: Avoid the Common Traps

August 08, 2025

Dark Mode Email Design: Avoid the Common Traps

Assets, colors, and testing strategies for dark mode.

B2B Subject Line Swipe File: Proven Patterns That Earn Opens

August 08, 2025

B2B Subject Line Swipe File: Proven Patterns That Earn Opens

Subject patterns you can adapt quickly without gimmicks.

Preview Text Mastery: The Second Subject Line

August 08, 2025

Preview Text Mastery: The Second Subject Line

Write previews that amplify value and boost opens.

Email Header and Footer Design: Clarity Without Clutter

August 08, 2025

Email Header and Footer Design: Clarity Without Clutter

Frames that build trust without stealing focus.

Layouts That Convert: Simple Structures for Better Email Performance

August 08, 2025

Layouts That Convert: Simple Structures for Better Email Performance

Reliable layouts for outreach, newsletters, and updates.

Designing Email for Outlook: Practical Workarounds

August 08, 2025

Designing Email for Outlook: Practical Workarounds

Conservative HTML that survives Outlook’s quirks.

Email Personalization: Do’s and Don’ts

August 08, 2025

Email Personalization: Do’s and Don’ts

Make messages more useful without adding risk.

Writing Copy for Product Update Emails

August 08, 2025

Writing Copy for Product Update Emails

Outcome-first phrasing and a single next step.